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The Rail-Net tour 2003
Rugby Station
Monday, 11th August, 2003

Day 1 a good place to start. Rugby, plenty of Virgin West Coast trains. Some thunderbirds and a bit of freight.
87025 County of Cheshire87025 speeds south whilst 87xxx at 07:45
57303 Alan TracyRugby thunderbirds 57303 and 47785
390028 City Of Preston390028 with the inaugural passenger run of 1P01 07:30 Euston-Preston, this was the first time a Pendolino was used in revenue earning service to Preston.
66502 66502 arrives for a crew change on the 4M86 04:55 Ipswich yd.-Lawley Street freightliner and then is halted fro a signal check at the north end of the station.
66502 66502 arrives for a crew change on the 4M86 04:55 Ipswich yd.-Lawley Street freightliner and then is halted fro a signal check at the north end of the station.
390022 Virgin Dream390022 passes southbound at 09:25 with 57303 in the foreground
66150 66150 waits on the stations west side to return some empty wagons to the north yard
87025 County of Cheshire87025 speeds south whilst 87xxx at 07:45
57303 Alan TracyRugby thunderbirds 57303 and 47785
390028 City Of Preston390028 with the inaugural passenger run of 1P01 07:30 Euston-Preston, this was the first time a Pendolino was used in revenue earning service to Preston.
66502 66502 arrives for a crew change on the 4M86 04:55 Ipswich yd.-Lawley Street freightliner and then is halted fro a signal check at the north end of the station.
390022 Virgin Dream390022 passes southbound at 09:25 with 57303 in the foreground

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